What is RG4?

RG4 are registers (authenticated by the Non-Parochial Registers Commissioners) of births, baptisms, deaths, burials and marriages. They cover dates from 1567 to 1858. You can find full details on TNA website, including content and background information.

General Register Office, 1836-1970

Royal Hospital, Greenwich, 1694 onwards

Dr Williams' Library, 1742-1865

Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist Registry, 1742-1837

Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry, 1818-1838

Anglican (Church of England) BMD Records - Registers kept by institutions outside the normal Church of England parish structure, such as Greenwich Hospital.

Baptist, Independent and Presbyterian BMD Records - The Protestant Dissenters' Registry served the congregations of Baptist, Independents and Presbyterians in London and within a twelve mile radius of the capital. However, parents from most parts of the British Isles and even abroad also used the registry. It was started in 1742, with retrospective entries going back to 1716, and continued until 1837.

Wesleyan Methodist BMD Records - The Wesleyan Methodist Registry was set up in 1818 and provided registration of births and baptisms of Wesleyan Methodists throughout England, Wales and elsewhere. The registers continued until 1838, with some retrospective registration of births going back to 1773.

Huguenot Records - The Huguenots were members of the French Protestant Church, many of whom, before the French Revolution of 1789, left their homes in France to escape persecution. More than 50,000 of these refugees came to the British Isles and many people can find that they are from a Huguenot descent. The Huguenot records available on The Genealogist cover parts of London, Middlesex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Kent, Devon and Norfolk. It is worth noting that these registers are not written in English.

Other Records - Outside of the UK we have some records for Russia. We also have a range of records from German, Dutch and Swiss churches in England.